Bhubaneswar: Odisha saw a marginal rise in the test positivity rate (TPR) on Wednesday as 6019 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
With 68778 samples sent for test, the state posted a TRP of 8.75 per cent as against 8.55 per cent the previous day.
According to the I & PR Department, 3,397 are from quarantine and 2,622 local contact cases.
Khurda reported the highest of 796 fresh infections followed by Cuttack (531), Mayurbhanj (333), Balasore (286) and Sundargarh (283).
District-wise cases:
1. Angul: 335
2. Balasore: 286
3. Bargarh: 122
4. Bhadrak: 262
5. Balangir: 66
6. Boudh: 79
7. Cuttack: 531
8. Deogarh: 24
9. Dhenkanal: 291
10. Gajapati: 34
11. Ganjam: 73
12. Jagatsinghpur: 196
13. Jajpur: 406
14. Jharsuguda: 41
15. Kalahandi: 70
16. Kandhamal: 76
17. Kendrapada: 218
18. Keonjhar: 120
19. Khurda: 796
20. Koraput: 142
21. Malkangiri: 85
22. Mayurbhanj: 333
23. Nabarangpur: 151
24. Nayagarh: 191
25. Nuapada: 23
26. Puri: 324
27. Rayagada: 108
28. Sambalpur: 131
29. Sonepur: 65
30. Sundargarh: 283
31. State Pool: 157
With this, Odisha now has 71,312 active cases and 11 hotspot districts.
